Perspectives in Theoretical Physics

The Collected Papers of E\M\Lifshitz

J. B. Sykes, D. ter Haar, L. P. Pitaevskii

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN:
  9780080363646
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080984711
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Energy

Evgenii Mikhailovich Lifshitz is perhaps best known for his long association with his mentor Lev D Landau, with whom he co-wrote the classic Course of Theoretical Physics, but he was a noted and respected Soviet physicist in his own right. Born in the Ukraine to a scientific family, his long and distinguished career will be remembered for three things - his collaboration with Landau on the internationally acclaimed Course of Theoretical Physics, his work as editor of the Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, and his scientific papers. As well as his work with Landau, E\M\Lifshitz collaborated with many noted Soviet scientists such as I\M\Khalatnikov, I\E\Dyzaloshinskii, V\V\Sudakov, V\A\Belinskii and the editor of this book, L\P\Pitaevskii. Many of the papers presented in this book include their contribution. Collected together they give a comprehensive and penetrating insight into the man and his work, clearly showing Lifshitz's contribution to physics and the influences on his work.

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Inside Front Cover
• Copyright
• Introduction
• Evgenii Mikhailovich Lifshitz, 1915–1985
• Chapter 1: On the production of electrons and positrons by a collision of two particles
• Chapter 2: On the production of electrons and positrons by a collision of material particles. II
• Chapter 3: On the theory of the dispersion of magnetic permeability in ferromagnetic bodies
• Chapter 4: On the theory of the photoelectromotive force in semiconductors
• Chapter 5: On the theory of the photoelectromagnetic effects in semiconductors
• Chapter 6: An electron gas in a magnetic field
• Chapter 7: The collisions of deuterons with heavy nuclei. I
• Chapter 8: The collisions of deuterons with heavy nuclei. II
• Chapter 9: Neutron transfer in collisions of heavy nuclei
• Chapter 10: On the theory of phase transitions of the second order: I. Changes of the elementary cell of a crystal in phase transitions of the second order
• Chapter 11: On the theory of phase transitions of the second order: II. Phase transitions of the second order in alloys
• Chapter 12: Radiation of sound in helium II
• Chapter 13: On phase transitions in monomolecular films
• Chapter 14: On the magnetic structure of iron
• Chapter 15: On the gravitational stability of the expanding universe
• Chapter 16: Three-photon annihilation of electrons and positrons
• Chapter 17: Theory of superfluidity of helium II
• Chapter 18: Bremsstrahlung in electron collisions
• Chapter 19: On the theory of energy transfer during collisions. III
• Chapter 20: The intermediate state of superconductors
• Chapter 21: The specific heat of liquid helium He3
• Chapter 22: A study of flow singularities using the Euler–Tricomi equation
• Chapter 23: Theory of molecular attraction forces between condensed bodies
• Chapter 24: On the rotation of liquid helium
• Chapter 25: Influence of temperature on molecular attraction forces between condensed bodies
• Chapter 26: The theory of molecular attractive forces between solids
• Chapter 27: Hydrodynamics of liquid helium
• Chapter 28: Hydrodynamic fluctuations
• Chapter 29: Second-order phase transition in sodium nitrate
• Chapter 30: Absorption of second sound in rotating helium II
• Chapter 31: Molecular attraction of condensed bodies
• Chapter 32: Superfluidity
• Chapter 33: Van der Waals forces in liquid films
• Chapter 34: The general theory of van der Waals forces
• Chapter 35: On the singularities of cosmological solutions of the gravitational equations. I
• Chapter 36: On the singularities of cosmological solutions of the gravitational equations. II
• Chapter 37: Singularities of cosmological solutions of gravitational equations. III
• Chapter 38: Investigations in relativistic cosmology
• Chapter 39: General cosmological solution of the gravitational equations with a singularity in time
• Chapter 40: Oscillatory approach to singular point in the open cosmological model
• Chapter 41: Oscillatory approach to a singular point in relativistic cosmology
• Chapter 42: Asymptotic analysis of oscillatory mode of approach to a singularity in homogeneous cosmological models
• Chapter 43: The oscillatory mode of approach to a singularity in homogeneous cosmological models with rotating axes
• Chapter 44: On the problem of the singularities in the general cosmological solution of the Einstein equations
• Chapter 45: Generic singularity studies revisited
• Chapter 46: A general solution of the Einstein equations with a time singularity
• Chapter 47: On the stochastic properties of relativistic cosmological models near the singularity
• Chapter 48: On the stochasticity in relativistic cosmology